Python Installation Guide 2025: Do This Before You Start Coding!

Setting up Python can be confusing - Python? Anaconda? Jupyter? VS Code? Virtual environments?
So in this video, I break it down step-by-step and show you the correct way to install everything for Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning in 2025.

This video is divided into clear parts so you can follow along easily:

📌 What You’ll Learn

1️⃣ Programming Language - Setup
• Which version to install
• Important path settings

2️⃣ Anaconda Distribution
• What Anaconda actually includes
• Navigator, Prompt, Jupyter Notebook, JupyterLab
• When to choose Anaconda over raw Python

3️⃣ IDE Setup
• VS Code
• Running your first script

4️⃣ Virtual Environments (IMPORTANT!)
• Why every project needs a clean environment
• Conda vs venv — which one should you use?
• Creating & activating environments the right way

👨‍💻 Hands-on Demo Included

You’ll see every installation step, every command, and how to build your first environment.

👨‍💻 About This Channel - Code Cognition & AI

I’m Pratik, AI Developer & Strategist.
I break down LLMs, agents, automation tools, real engineering workflows, and production-level AI in a practical, real-world way.

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